Chinese baby boy is born with 15 fingers and 16 toes… but requires emergency surgery before he’ll be able to walk

Eight-month-old Hong Hong’s mother also has extra digits on both her hands

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By MARK HODGE

22nd September 2016, 4:07 pm

Updated: 22nd September 2016, 4:34 pm

A BABY with 31 fingers and toes has undergone the first of three surgical operations to correct his rare birth abnormalities.

The eight-month-old boy, named Hong Hong, has 15 fingers and 16 toes - but no thumbs on either palm.

Born to migrant worker parents from the village of Zhongping, China, the child suffers from a severe case of polydactyly, which causes the extra digits.

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The boy's condition may cause him to have trouble walking properly when he is older

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The tot requires multiple surgeries to treat the rare condition

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Adorable Hong Hong will continue to receive intense treatment until he is 16

While polydactyly occurs in an estimated one in every 1,000 cases, serious cases like this are rare.

His mum also has one extra finger on each hand, which may explain how the infant inherited the condition.

But unlike his mother, Hong Hong’s case is much more urgent as it will affect whether or not he can walk properly in the future.

After hearing about the boy’s case, the No. 6 Hospital of Ningbo City, agreed to reduce the family’s medical costs - estimated as high as £57,786 - and have since admitted the infant for the triple-phase corrective surgery.

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